Tom Dolack graduated with a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Oregon. He has taught at the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Middlebury College, and Wheaton College in Norton, MA, where he lives with his wife and two children. His research interests include translation studies, theories of imitation, poetry, and cognitive approaches to literature. He is the editor of Russian Literature and Cognitive Science from Lexington Books and also has a book project on Dostoevsky and cognitive science.